John Kerry actually said...

"The centrifuges are spinning, the clock is ticking, and they seem to be managing the sanctions that we have levied so far."

"We have urged them, in fact, to try to reach out to the opposition and bring them into a greater degree to the governance."

"The violence is enormous. The numbers of refugees coming out is intolerable. The killing, the wanton destruction is unacceptable."

"We have a responsibility to always press for the growth of civil society."